Review reviewHigh

CVE-2025-22121

Linux Linux, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix out-of-bound read in ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all() There's issue as follows: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all+0x6ff/0x790 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88807b003000 by task syz-executor.0/15172 CPU: 3 PID: 15172 Comm: syz-executor.0 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:82 [inline] dump_stack+0xbe/0xfd lib/dump_stack.c:123 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x1e/0x280 mm/kasan/report.c:400 __kasan_report.cold+0x6c/0x84 mm/kasan/report.c:560 kasan_report+0x3a/0x50 mm/kasan/report.c:58...

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
0.18%
8.34% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2025.04.17
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.18%
Technical severityCVSS 7.1

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix out-of-bound read in ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all() There's issue as follows: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all+0x6ff/0x790 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88807b003000 by task syz-executor.0/15172 CPU: 3 PID: 15172 Comm: syz-executor.0 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:82 [inline] dump_stack+0xbe/0xfd lib/dump_stack.c:123 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x1e/0x280 mm/kasan/report.c:400 __kasan_report.cold+0x6c/0x84 mm/kasan/report.c:560 kasan_report+0x3a/0x50 mm/kasan/report.c:58...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux Linux, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
Affected versions
>= e50e5129f384ae282adebfb561189cdb19b81cee < 27202452b0bc942fdc3db72a44c4dcdab96d5b56, >= e50e5129f384ae282adebfb561189cdb19b81cee < b374e9ecc92aaa7fb2ab221ee3ff5451118ab566, >= e50e5129f384ae282adebfb561189cdb19b81cee < c000a8a9b5343a5ef867df173c6349672dacbd0f, >= e50e5129f384ae282adebfb561189cdb19b81cee < 3c591353956ffcace2cc74d09930774afed60619, >= e50e5129f384ae282adebfb561189cdb19b81cee < 098927a13fd918bd7c64c2de905350a1ad7b4a3a, >= e50e5129f384ae282adebfb561189cdb19b81cee < 0c8fbb6ffb3c8f5164572ca88e4ccb6cd6a41ca8, >= e50e5129f384ae282adebfb561189cdb19b81cee < 5701875f9609b000d91351eaa6bfd97fe2f157f4, >= 4.13, >= V3.1.6, >= 4.13 < 6.14.2
Fixed versions
6.14.2

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux Linux, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
CWE-125
CVE-2025-22121 — Linux Linux, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP, SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | SECUFOCUS NOW